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Steve Coogan Talks Pulling Off More Dramatic Film Philomena with Humor

January 9, 2014
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movies, philomena, steve coogan, the daily show

The hysterical Steve Coogan appeared on The Daily Show this week to talk about his critically acclaimed latest work Philomena, which isn’t really a comedy for the harrowing story it tells. Yet, Coogan put humor into the film to make the weighty topic of coerced adoption more palatable.

Watch him explain the balance during the interview here.

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